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Under which circumstances might a U.S. president send federal soldiers to enforce order in a state?
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if a state needed help in collecting income tax
if a state needed help in collecting income tax

if a state’s elected governor committed a crime
if a state’s elected governor committed a crime

if a state collected tolls on an interstate highway
if a state collected tolls on an interstate highway

if a state’s police force could not keep the peace

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if a state’s police force could not keep the peace

Reason: Under the Insurrection Act the president may deploy federal troops to suppress insurrection, enforce federal authority, or restore order when state authorities cannot maintain public order (Posse Comitatus otherwise limits domestic use of the military).